I was on top of the Empire State Building looking south East. The meteor most likely would have been coming down over the Atlantic. It was travelling way to fast to be an aircraft of anything of that nature. Comparable to the speed of a normal meteor that you would see during a meteor shower . Except extremely bright and burning blue as it came down.
Location
Address
New York, NY
Latitude
40° 44' 54.53'' N (40.74848°)
Longitude
73° 59' 7.51'' W (-73.98542°)
Elevation
14.751m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-05-20 20:55 EDT
UT Date & Time
2018-05-21 00:55 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
130°
Moving
Facing azimuth
180.78°
First azimuth
180°
First elevation
60°
Last azimuth
188.02°
Last elevation
13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Bright Blue light travelling extremely fast towards the ground. For about 0.15 seconds it disappeared behind a cloud before reappearing just above the horizon and again disappearing. It travelled from about 60+ degrees to 13 degrees in approx approximately 1 second.
